Table 1 Baseline characteristics and lipoprotein summaries

Age (years)

52 ± 14

61 ± 8

47 ± 14

<0.001 ^{* b}

Men

57 (58%)

29 (81%)

28 (45%)

0.001^{* a}

Hypertension

33 (34%)

18 (50%)

15 (24%)

0.009^{* a}

Diabetes

14 (14%)

12 (33%)

2 (3%)

<0.001^{* a}

Smoking

25 (26%)

14 (39%)

11 (18%)

0.021^{* a}

BMI (kg/m2)

24 ± 4

25 ± 3

24 ± 4

0.605 ^b

TC (mg/dL)

162.02 ± 35.13

147.32 ± 36.34

170.55 ± 31.67

0.001^{* b}

LDL-C (mg/dL)

98.84 (77.99,120.46)

79.15 (69.98,111.58)

102.70 (89.38,122.30)

0.003^{* c}

HDL-C (mg/dL)

41.62 ± 10.70

45.22 ± 10.23

35.42 ± 8.53

<0.001^{* b}

TG (mg/dL)

130.97 (93.58,198.23)

166.37 (105.53,238.94)

120.35 (91.59,178.10)

0.047^{* c}

RCe (mg/dL)

19.13 (15.35,24.32)

22.20 (17.86,28.67)

18.15 (14.19,22.48)

0.003^{* c}

RCn (mg/dL)

21.51 (13.96,30.51)

21.09 (14.10,28.91)

21.51 (13.81,35.66)

0.517 ^c